This is called transliteration, and different ways to spell ‘Chanukah’… or ‘Hanukkah’… are used today in English, although they are all pronounced the same. For more, see “How Do You Spell Channukkah?” by the LeeVees on Cantor Sarah’s playlist!
Inside this program are coloring pages of three historic stained glass windows found here in this sanctuary. Can you find each one? You are welcome to copy the colors found in the originals, or come up with your own! Coloring pencils and extra pages are available at the entrance.
Today’s instruments include piano, clarinet, accordion, solo voices and choir voices. If you look carefully at the accordion, can you see that a piano keyboard is a part of it?
Look at the two big menorahs on either side of the stage. How many candles are on each? If you counted 7, you are correct! It is only the special Hanukkah menorah which has 9 candles, 8 to represent the 8 miraculous nights of oil, and one to light them with, the shamash, or helper, candle.
In our story it is the first night of Hanukkah, but tonight is actually the last night of Hanukkah. In our story, Gertie gets to light the first candle, but tonight you get to see all candles lit at the end of the concert!
Voices are a big part of our music, and you’ll hear two kinds today: solo voice and choir. We have two soloists, each with very different voices, but both are categorized as soprano, which is the highest adult voice. Our choral voices are made up of kids like you, who love to sing! These kids meet once a week to learn music and how to sing in the strongest and healthiest way.
If you love music and love to sing, you can be a part of City Singers! Learn how to join us here.
Last Updated: March 8, 2022 by testadmin
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
Excerpt from our 12/4/2021 concert program: We are excited to share with you one of our favorite story books, All-of-a-Kind-Family Hanukkah, and the music we’ve paired with it. The story is set in New York City around the year 1900, on the first night of Chanukah.
Did you notice that throughout this program, ‘Hanukkah’ is not always spelled the same? The Oxford English Dictionary lists 24 different spellings of the holiday, and there’s a good reason: the Hebrew language doesn’t use English letters, so people had to figure out what English letters best represent the Hebrew letter sounds so we can pronounce it.
This is called transliteration, and different ways to spell ‘Chanukah’… or ‘Hanukkah’… are used today in English, although they are all pronounced the same. For more, see “How Do You Spell Channukkah?” by the LeeVees on Cantor Sarah’s playlist!
Inside this program are coloring pages of three historic stained glass windows found here in this sanctuary. Can you find each one? You are welcome to copy the colors found in the originals, or come up with your own! Coloring pencils and extra pages are available at the entrance.
Today’s instruments include piano, clarinet, accordion, solo voices and choir voices. If you look carefully at the accordion, can you see that a piano keyboard is a part of it?
Look at the two big menorahs on either side of the stage. How many candles are on each? If you counted 7, you are correct! It is only the special Hanukkah menorah which has 9 candles, 8 to represent the 8 miraculous nights of oil, and one to light them with, the shamash, or helper, candle.
In our story it is the first night of Hanukkah, but tonight is actually the last night of Hanukkah. In our story, Gertie gets to light the first candle, but tonight you get to see all candles lit at the end of the concert!
Voices are a big part of our music, and you’ll hear two kinds today: solo voice and choir. We have two soloists, each with very different voices, but both are categorized as soprano, which is the highest adult voice. Our choral voices are made up of kids like you, who love to sing! These kids meet once a week to learn music and how to sing in the strongest and healthiest way.
If you love music and love to sing, you can be a part of City Singers! Learn how to join us here.
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